Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat vs Lesser devilray

Oligoryzomys delicatus compared with Mobula kuhlii

Key Differences

• Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient while Lesser devilray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Lesser devilray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Oligoryzomys	Mobula
Species	Oligoryzomys delicatus	Mobula kuhlii

Evolutionary Relationship

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat and Lesser devilray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser devilray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Lesser devilray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Lesser devilray